something people don’t expect: even after losing 150lbs and years of coaching other women through this exact thing, i still catch myself thinking about food and training the old way sometimes.
the specific pattern i’m working through right now - cardio used to only exist in my head as a weight loss tool. now that i actually care about performance, about getting better at running itself, i have to consciously remind myself that a training run isn’t supposed to be “doing something” to my body. it’s just training.
that distinction sounds small but it’s taken actual, repeated effort to internalize.
i think there’s an assumption that once you’ve done the work, once you’re the coach, this stuff stops being work and you’re just past it. it doesn’t - old wiring doesn’t disappear just because you understand the theory now. you just get better at catching it faster.
and thats the most realistic thing i can tell you about this whole process - it doesn’t just resolve itself, you get quicker at noticing when the old thinking shows back up.
being able to actually catch and call out those thoughts as they occur is what’ll allow you to move through them instead of falling back into their spiral
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08/30/2026
Ellie’s first night camping!!!!!! ⛰️🥾🏕️
Soul-filling weekend with two of my closest friends here in NM (Sam not pictured) 🫶🏻 there’s just something really special about having girlfriends that also find fulfillment in gettin a lil dirty + then sleeping on the ground and how cool that I got to be there for Ellie’s first ever time ✨🤍 I feel like a lucky gal these days to have the friends that I do
spent so long waiting to feel ready before doing anything that I ended up just missing out on even living my life
turns out the actual answer was doing it while still unsure and letting confidence catch up after
the practical version, because i know “eat more” is empty advice on its own:
eat closer to what your body actually needs to function, swap some of your cardio for strength training a couple times a week, and stop treating movement as punishment for eating.
that’s the whole shift that got me from surviving on 1200 calories to actually having the energy for a big life + the exact strategy I use with my own clients!!!
eat enough for changes to actually HAPPEN with your body - you can’t starve yourself into feeling toned or fit or capable. and I promise - you can’t starve yourself into happiness or feeling more connected to your body.
y’all say hi to the margarets!!!
08/22/2026
bc wtf is chic anyways¿?
08/21/2026
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